Dent A W, Davies G, Barrett P, de Saint Ours P J
St. Mary's Hospital, Vunapope, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea.
Med J Aust. 1995;163(11-12):635-9. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1995.tb124776.x.
On 19 September 1994, with little warning, two volcanoes erupted at the Rabaul caldera, affecting the heavily populated Gazelle Peninsula, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea. Local health services were able to deal with the disaster without additional external resources. The preparedness of the population and their knowledge of safe areas gained from a disaster plan widely publicized a decade earlier contributed to the low number of casualties.
1994年9月19日，毫无预兆地，拉包尔火山口的两座火山喷发，影响了巴布亚新几内亚东新不列颠省人口密集的加泽尔半岛。当地医疗服务机构在没有额外外部资源的情况下成功应对了这场灾难。民众的防灾准备以及他们从十年前广泛宣传的灾难预案中获得的安全区域知识，使得伤亡人数较少。
